Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
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| Full name | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging |
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| Nickname(s) | Groen en Zwart (Green and Black) |
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| Founded | April 9, 1899 (creation) November 7, 1899 (registration) |
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| Ground | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges (Capacity 29,945) |
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| Chairman | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Frans Schotte |
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| Technical Director[1] /Manager |
Glen De Boeck |
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| League | Jupiler League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Jupiler League, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cercle Brugge K.SV. is a Belgian football team from Bruges. Cercle plays in the Jupiler League since the 2003-04 season after they had been relegated in 1997. Its matricule is the n°12. It plays in the Jan Breydel Stadium which the team shares with fierce rivals Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge won its first national title in 1911, and won two more titles before the Second World War (1927 and 1930).
Cercle also won the Belgian Cup in 1927 and in 1985 and has represented Belgium in Europe in some occasions.
[edit] History
[edit] Early years (1899-1919)
Cercle Brugge was founded on April 9, 1899 as Cercle Sportif Brugeois by former students of the Saint Francis Xavier Institute, coloquially known as De Frères (English: The Friars) in Bruges. Originally, the organisation focused on 5 sports: football, cricket, lawn tennis, running and cycling.
Cercle Brugge became a member of the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1900 and was awarded matricule number 12. This same year, Cercle moved from their football field in Sint-Michiels, which was disposed by De Frères, to a pitch in Sint-Andries because of the better facilities and because it was closer to the Bruges main railway station, which was at that time located at 't Zand. Cercle achieved their first small success in the 1902 Henri Fraeys Cup, in which they defeated Olympique Iris Club Lillois (the predecessor of Lille O.S.C.) and US Tourcoing. After winning another few friendly cups, Cercle went on towards their first big success: the national title in the 1910-11 season. Cercle ended 1 point in front of their main rivals F.C. Bruges, after their confrontation at the last matchday of the season had ended in a 1-1 draw. Sadly, only three years later, World War I devastated the whole Belgian football competition. Cercle lost two players in the war: Louis Baes and Joseph Evrard. Also former player Alphonse Six lost his life. And the stadium facilities and terrain were also heavily damaged.
[edit] Rebuilding (1919-1924)
Cercle restarted the competition in 1919 with an almost completely new team. Louis Saeys was the only player who also had been at the team before the first World War. But despite the bad expectations, Cercle ended up as third that season. Three years after the war had ended, Cercle raised a monument in remembrance of those affiliated with Cercle who had died in WWI. Cynically, the biplane that would fly over the stadium as a tribute, crashed. The two passengers did not survive. The monument still exists and is now standing in front of the Jan Breydel Stadium.
In 1923, Cercle extended their stadium facilities again, moving 100 metres away from their old pitch, to the newly built stadium, later to be called Edgard De Smedt Stadium, where Cercle would stay for more than 50 years.
[edit] Two national titles (1924-1930)
First of all, Cercle Sportif Brugeois became Royal Cercle Sportif Brugeois. The two key players that time were Cercle's Belgian record international Florimond Vanhalme and player-coach Louis Saeys. In the 1925-26 season, Cercle were in the lead at the middle of the season. But injuries caused them to finally fall back to the fifth place. As some important players left Cercle after this season, hopes were not too high in 1926-27. This was wrongfully so, as Cercle achieved their second national championship at the penultimate matchday after a thrilling 5-6 win against Daring Bruxelles. This event was tragically overshadowed by two deaths a few months earlier: Albert Van Coile, who had succumbed from injuries sustained in a match against US Tourcoing, and former chairman René de Peellaert, who had died from a pneumonia which he had caught during Van Coile's funeral.
In 1928, a new Cercle star appeared at the firmament: goalkeeper Robert Braet, who had only switched from field player to goalkeeper after an illness. He would become a key player who would spend his whole career for the green and black side and, in a later stage, would become chairman.
Cercle only took a slow start in the 1929-30 season, possessing a sixth place at the mid-season winter break, seven points behind leaders Antwerp. However, at the last matchday of this season, Cercle were only 1 point behind. Cercle defeated Lierse SK at home with 4-1, leaving them an anxious wait for the result of Antwerp against 10th placed Standard Liège because telecommunication facilities were not very common. In the end, the news reached team captain Florimond Vanhalme that Antwerp had lost 3-5. Cercle won their third and (thus far) final title. Because of this title, Cercle were invited to take part in the Coupe des Nations, which is regarded as the predecessor of the Champions League.
[edit] Decline (1930-1938)
Cercle could not maintain the results of their championship season, ending 7th in 1931. New title aspirations disappeared completely as Cercle continued their finishes in the middle of the league over the next seasons. The experienced players who had helped achieve the title stopped playing football or left the team, and the youngsters who replaced them were not talented enough. The downward spiral reached a low with the relegation to Belgian Second Division in 1936. Cercle took this event as an opportunity to set the whole situation right, by appointing a new coach and new members of the board. A successful operation, as Cercle promoted back to the highest level after only two years.
[edit] World War II in Belgium (1939-1945)
The Second World War made a regular football competition impossible in 1939. Cercle therefore took part in regional championships, in which each team met another multiple times. Due to the Antwerp and Brussels regional championships being stronger than those in West Flanders, Cercle lost touch with the top of Belgian football.
In 1941, a national competition was again organised. Cercle ended last but one, but luckily the KBVB decided that no team would relegate because of the war. This unusual situation had made it tough for players to train, and also youth schooling had become very difficult.
In the 1943 season, a remarkable incident happened. When referee De Braeckel annulated 2 Cercle goals for unclear reasons and validated an Anderlecht offside goal, Cercle supporters were so mad that referee De Braeckel had to flee. Two Cercle supporters proposed to the Cercle Brugge board to give the referee a ride to the Bruges railway station, which the board accepted. But in stead of doing so, these two supporters drove towards Zedelgem and threw ref De Braeckel out of their car in the middle of nowhere. As a result, Cercle had to play one match behind closed doors.
Right after the liberation in 1944, an unofficial championship was organised with the teams who were playing at the highest level in 1939. This initiative failed because most teams were not able to take part, and because of the Von Rundstedt Offensive. The end ranking of this competition has not even been archived by the Belgian football association.
[edit] Second decline... and back (1945-1961)
Cercle could not avoid relegation in the first season after the war. Despite being favorited for promotion the following season, Cercle could only make their position true in the first two months of their promotion battle. Finally, Cercle only achieved a 7th place. The next 4 seasons did not bring much better news: only mediocre league positions were obtained. In 1951, the KBVB revealed plans about a new division between the highest level and the second division, where Cercle were playing. Ending in the first 8 was the goal to stay at the second level of Belgian football. Cercle ended as 15th that season, thus being even further away from the top flight.
Cercle would remain there until 1956, when they won the league. Cercle started again battling against relegation, with more success this time. But the following season, Cercle started the return matches with only 9 points. However, the green and black side, under the lead of coach Louis Versyp, managed to avoid relegation by a win on the last match of the season. A few weeks later though, Versyp was replaced by the Frenchman Edmond Delfour. This replacement was a direct hit, and it was under Delfour's command that Cercle returned to the highest division in 1961, after missing promotion only by the width of a razorblade in 1960.
[edit] Short resurrection (1961-1965)
It took 15 years for Cercle to come back to where it all had started, and it would only last 5 seasons. But it could have lasted only one season, if there had not been the proposition by Antwerp that, for teams with equal points, the team with most won matches would be the higher ranked in stead of the team with the less lost matches. This way, Cercle ended before the relegating Thor Waterschei, where they would have ended behind them in any other season. Ironically, Antwerp became victims of their own proposition: Standard obtained the second place, with Antwerp having equal points but less won matches (but also less lost matches).
During Cercle's revival at the top flight, they never stood an excellent chance.
[edit] Black years and the five-year-plan (1965-1971)
In the 1965-66 season, Cercle ended last behind Berchem. But worse were the allegations of corruption spread by Lierse player Bogaerts. He accused Cercle's vice-president Paul Lantsoght of bribery. The Belgian football association sentenced Cercle to relegate. This meant that Cercle had to play at the third level of Belgian football in stead of the second. However, Lantsoght started a lawsuit against the KBVB, which he won in June 1967. But the damage had already been done, and Cercle remained in Third division. Many players left the team, and Cercle was not able to achieve promotion immediately.
In 1967, Urbain Braems was appointed as head coach of Cercle. He had designed an ambitious plan, which had to bring Cercle back to the top division within the following 5 years. Eendracht Aalst were the most important rivals for promotion that year. Two matches before the end of the season, Cercle and Aalst faced each other, while both counting 41 points, but with Aalst with the most won matches, meaning Cercle had to win to take the lead. Cercle lost the match 0-1... But Cercle's youth teams delegate André Penninck had noticed that the team delegate of Aalst had made a mistake: he had switched the names of the substitutes, which meant that, according to the match paper, Aalst had ended the match playing with 2 goalkeepers, which is forbidden. Cercle made a complaint about this at the Belgian football association. But against their own rules, the KBVB confirmed Aalst's 0-1 win. Cercle appealed against this decision, but the 0-1 was confirmed again. Cercle then made their second and final possible appeal, and this instance ordered the football association to apply the rules. On June 21, 1968, Cercle received the news that they would promote to second division. In July of that same year, Royal Cercle Sportif Brugeois changed their name to Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle was immediately able to play a role in second division thanks to a successful transfer policy. After 20 matches, Cercle were in the lead, but finally they ended up as 4th, four points behind champions AS Oostende. Next season, Cercle ended again four points behind the champions, KFC Diest. But one year before the end of the five-year-plan, in 1971, Cercle achieved their goal: they won promotion and were back at the top!
[edit] Settling at the top flight (1971-1996)
Cercle tried immediately to avoid the relegation battle by signing the necessary fortifications, such as Fernand Goyvaerts and Benny Nielsen. Cercle succeeded in this, managing to get points out of their early confrontations with Anderlecht and Club Brugge, respectively champions and vice-champions that season. Cercle obtained the 5th place and was departed for some carefree seasons. In 1975, Cercle waved the Edgard De Smedt Stadium goodbye and went to the Olympia Stadium, which would be renamed to Jan Breydel Stadium because of Euro 2000.
Cercle had only had two coaches from 1967 until 1977: Urbain Braems and Han Grijzenhout. But Grijzenhout left after a lucrative offer by SC Lokeren. Cercle appointed Lakis Petropoulos as new coach. But injuries of key players and the language barrier with the Greek coach seemed such a problem that it eventually turned out to be disastrous, and Cercle relegated unexpectedly. Han Grijzenhout was again appointed as coach to get Cercle back to the first division as soon as possible. After only one season, Cercle became champions, ending 1 point before SK Tongeren.
Again, some carefree seasons announced themselves for Cercle, with a climax in the Belgian Cup in 1985. Cercle defeated SK Beveren in the final. After 90 minutes, a 1-1 draw was on the score board. 30 minutes of extra time also did not bring a decision, so the match went to penalties. Beveren player Paul Lambrichts kicked the last penalty of the serie against the crossbar, and Cercle celebrated. For the first time since 1930, Cercle would play in an official European confrontation. Opponents became Dynamo Dresden. Cercle won the home match 3-2, but in Dresden Cercle lost 2-1, losing the confrontation on aggregate.
After the 1985 cup final against Beveren, Cercle again reached the cup final in 1986, this time meeting city rivals Club Brugge. Cercle lost 0-3, with two questionable penalties scored by Jean-Pierre Papin. A next climax would be the recruitment of the Yugoslav striker Josip Weber in 1988. Despite a difficult start in Belgium, Weber would prove himself to be the best post-war goal scorer for Cercle, being top scorer of the team from 1989 until his departure to Anderlecht in 1994. Weber was also national top scorer from 1992 until 1994. And in the early 90's, another star signed in Bruges: Romanian record international Dorinel Munteanu.
In 1996, Cercle got once more through to the national cup final. The final would be a re-issue of the 1986 final, as Cercle met Club Brugge again. This time, the result was a 1-2 loss. But due to Club winning the double, Cercle qualified for the UEFA Cup, in which they drew the Norwegian side SK Brann. Cercle won the home match 3-2, but lost 4-0 in Bergen. But due to the Belgian cup success the previous season, Cercle had lost some important players and their substitutes could not satisfy. At the end of the season, Cercle relegated together with KV Mechelen.
[edit] Second division (1997-2003)
Cercle aimed at an immediate return, but reality seemed very disappointing. A 10th place was achieved, and the next four seasons, Cercle would each time only succeed in ending one place higher than the previous season. Because financial possibilities were going short, the Cercle board aimed fully at the 2002-03 season. A new chairman was chosen, Standaard Boekhandel director Frans Schotte, and a new coach was appointed, former player Jerko Tipurić, who had also been coach in Cercle's 1996-97 relegation season. And finally, Cercle won the jackpot! In the previous five seasons, Cercle had not even won a single period championship.
[edit] Settling at the top flight again? (2003-...)
After a difficult season in which the newly signed Harold Meyssen and Nordin Jbari proved to be key players in avoiding relegation, the Cercle board chose not to prolong Tipurić's contract. Harm Van Veldhoven became new the coach. Under his direction, Cercle played three decent, but also unspectacular seasons. A bright spot was the breakthrough of the talented Stijn De Smet. When Van Veldhoven was announced as new coach of G. Beerschot, Cercle chose former Anderlecht player and assistant manager Glen De Boeck as his successor. In his debut year, De Boeck surprised with successful attacking and attractive football. Cercle ended the season as 4th, their best post-war ranking.
[edit] Current squad
| Cercle Brugge's usual line-up for the 2007-08 season. |
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Notes:
- Has dual citizenship (second citizenship is Belgian).
- Has dual citizenship (second citizenship is Russian).
[edit] Squad changes for the 2008/2009 season
In:
- Jo Coppens (from RC Genk)
- Jonas Buyse (from youth team)
- Iwein Catteeuw (from youth team)
- Jelle Schotte (from youth team)
- Lukas Van Eenoo (from youth team)
- Tony Sergeant (from AS Bari)
Arnar Viðarsson (from FC Twente)
José Carlos Fernández (from Chornomorets Odessa)
Out:
Besnik Hasi (to Anderlecht, as assistant manager)- Tom Van Mol (to FCN Sint-Niklaas)
Milenko Milošević (free transfer)- Ewout Denys (to Standaard Wetteren)
Loans in:
Osahon Eboigbe (from Blackburn Rovers)
Loans out:
[edit] Current staff
- Technical director/Manager: Glen De Boeck
- Assistant manager: Ronny Desmedt
- Assistant manager: Lorenzo Staelens
- Goalkeeping coach: Danny Vandevelde
- Physical coach: Wim Langenbick
- Chief scout: Patrick Rotsaert
- Director of Youth Football: Chris Verbeke
- First Team Responsible: Roland Rotty
- First Team Physiotherapist: Geert Leys
[edit] Staff changes for the 2008/2009 season
In:
- Patrick Rotsaert (from KSV Roeselare)
- Lorenzo Staelens (from KSV Roeselare)
Out:
- Eddy Van de Ven
[edit] Schedule 2007-08 season
[edit] 2007
| Date | Type | Home team | Visitors | Score | Goalscorers Cercle Brugge |
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| June 29 | Friendly | SV Koekelare | Cercle Brugge | 0-2 | Catteeuw1, ? (og) |
| July 1 | Friendly | SK Steenbrugge | Cercle Brugge | 0-3 | Serebrennikov (pen), Nyoni, Gombami |
| July 4 | Friendly | KSV Diksmuide | Cercle Brugge | 1-8 | De Smet (4), Gombami (2), De Sutter, Traoré2 |
| July 18 | Friendly | Cercle Brugge | Excelsior Mouscron | 3-2 | Serebrennikov (2 (1 pen)), Boi |
| July 21 | Friendly | RC Waregem | Cercle Brugge | 0-2 | Hasi (pen), Boi |
| July 25 | Friendly | RS Waasland | Cercle Brugge | 1-1 | De Smet |
| July 29 | Friendly | Cercle Brugge |  El Zamalek |
1-2 | Snelders |
| July 30 | Friendly |  Fortuna Sittard |
Cercle Brugge | 2-1 | Reuse1 |
| August 4 | Competition | RC Genk | Cercle Brugge | 3-1 | De Smet |
| August 11 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Zulte-Waregem | 2-0 | Gombami, Serebrennikov (pen) |
| August 19 | Competition | Standard Liège | Cercle Brugge | 4-1 | Iachtchouk |
| August 25 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | FCV Dender EH | 3-0 | Snelders, De Sutter, Iachtchouk |
| September 1 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | AA Gent | 4-1 | Iachtchouk (2), Gombami, De Smet |
| September 6 | Friendly | Cercle Brugge |  Amiens SC |
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| September 15 | Competition | KSV Roeselare | Cercle Brugge | 0-2 | Gombami (2) |
| September 22 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Germinal Beerschot | 1-1 | Portier |
| September 29 | Competition | KVC Westerlo | Cercle Brugge | 1-1 | De Sutter |
| October 6 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Sint-Truidense VV | 5-1 | De Smet (2), Serebrennikov (2 (2 pen)), Gombami |
| October 11 | Friendly | Excelsior |
Cercle Brugge | 0-3 | Iachtchouk, Artz, De Sutter |
| October 20 | Competition | KV Mechelen | Cercle Brugge | 0-4 | De Sutter (2), Iachtchouk, Portier |
| October 28 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | RSC Anderlecht | 0-0 | |
| November 3 | Competition | RAEC Mons | Cercle Brugge | 0-2 | Gombami, Snelders |
| November 9 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Club Brugge | 1-2 | De Sutter |
| November 26 | Cup | KV Mechelen | Cercle Brugge | 2-4 | De Sutter (4) |
| December 1 | Competition | SC Lokeren | Cercle Brugge | 1-1 | Serebrennikov (pen) |
| December 8 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Excelsior Mouscron | 3-0 | Gombami, Iachtchouk, De Sutter |
| December 15 | Competition | FC Brussels | Cercle Brugge | 1-4 | De Sutter, Iachtchouk, Boi, Snelders |
| December 22 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | SC Charleroi | 3-1 | Iachtchouk, De Sutter, Gombami |
Notes:
- Youth player.
- Test player.
[edit] 2008
| Date | Type | Home team | Visitors | Score | Goalscorers Cercle Brugge |
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| January 8 | Friendly | Cercle Brugge | Roda JC |
1-2 | Serebrennikov (pen) |
| January 14 | Cup | Cercle Brugge | Club Brugge | 1-0 | De Sutter |
| January 20 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | RC Genk | 5-1 | De Sutter (2), De Smet (2), Iachtchouk |
| January 25 | Competition | Zulte-Waregem | Cercle Brugge | 0-3 | Portier, Iachtchouk, Serebrennikov |
| January 30 | Cup | Cercle Brugge | Standard Liège | 4-1 | Nyoni, Fred (og), Snelders, De Sutter |
| February 3 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | Standard Liège | 0-0 | |
| February 9 | Competition | FCV Dender EH | Cercle Brugge | 2-4 | Nyoni, Snelders, Serebrennikov (pen), De Smet |
| February 15 | Competition | AA Gent | Cercle Brugge | 3-2 | De Smet, Snelders |
| February 23 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | KSV Roeselare | 0-0 | |
| February 27 | Cup | Standard Liège | Cercle Brugge | 4-0 | |
| March 2 | Competition | Germinal Beerschot | Cercle Brugge | 3-0 | |
| March 8 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | VC Westerlo | 1-0 | Sergeant |
| March 15 | Competition | Sint-Truidense VV | Cercle Brugge | 0-0 | |
| March 18 | Friendly | Rupel Boom | Cercle Brugge | 2-4 | De Smet, Hasi, Sergeant, De Wulf |
| March 22 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | KV Mechelen | 2-0 | Sergeant, Gombami |
| March 30 | Competition | RSC Anderlecht | Cercle Brugge | 3-1 | Sergeant |
| April 5 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | RAEC Mons | 0-0 | |
| April 12 | Competition | Club Brugge | Cercle Brugge | 1-0 | |
| April 19 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | SC Lokeren | 3-2 | De Smet, Sergeant, Boi |
| April 26 | Competition | Excelsior Mouscron | Cercle Brugge | 1-0 | |
| May 3 | Competition | Cercle Brugge | FC Brussels | 0-0 | |
| May 10 | Competition | SC Charleroi | Cercle Brugge | 1-3 | De Smet, Vandenbussche, Snelders |
[edit] Player history
[edit] Noted players
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[edit] Most appearances for Cercle Brugge
As of match played 20 January 2007 and according to www.cerclemuseum.be
| # | Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
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| 1 | Jules Verriest |
1965 - 1981 | 492 | 8 |
| 2 | Geert Broeckaert |
1978 - 1991 | 375 | 19 |
| 3 | Arthur Ruysschaert |
1925 - 1944 | 372 | 108 |
| 4 | Roger Claeys |
1941 - 1957 | 362 | 48 |
| 5 | Jackie De Caluwé |
1951 - 1966 | 354 | 32 |
| 6 | Robert Braet |
1928 - 1948 | 352 | 0 |
| 7 | Rudy Poorteman |
1979 - 1991 | 347 | 7 |
| 8 | Wim Kooiman |
1980 - '88/1994 - '98 | 339 | 25 |
| Bram Van Kerkhof |
1974 - 1985 | 339 | 14 | |
| 10 | Franky Simon |
1962 - 1975 | 334 | 2 |
[edit] Most goals for Cercle Brugge
As of match played 20 January 2007 and according to www.cerclemuseum.be
| # | Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
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| 1 | Marcel Pertry |
1943 - 1955 | 280 | 140 |
| 2 |   Josip Weber |
1988 - 1994 | 204 | 136 |
| 3 | Dirk Beheydt |
1975 - 1984 | 295 | 115 |
| 4 | Michel Vanderbauwhede |
1920 - 1932 | 231 | 109 |
| 5 | Arthur Ruysschaert |
1925 - 1944 | 372 | 108 |
| 6 | Gilbert Bailliu |
1953 - 1966 | 227 | 104 |
| 7 | Louis Saeys |
1903 - 1927 | 305 | 103 |
| 8 | Gérard Devos |
1921 - 1930 | 178 | 100 |
| 9 | Alphonse Six |
1907 - 1912 | 89 | 93 |
| 10 | André Saeys |
1928 - '35/1941 - '42 | 172 | 55 |
| Eric Buyse |
1959 - 1970 | 265 | 55 |
[edit] Top league goalscorers per season
According to www.cerclemuseum.be. Names in italic means that not all match history of that season could be retrieved.
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[edit] Pop Poll d'Echte
This price is awarded by the fans. It's an election held by d'Echte, a Cercle Brugge supporters association. The election is held in two rounds. At the last home game before the winter break, and at the last home game of the season, supporters can receive a paper and vote for 3 players. The player who has most votes after the second round, wins the Pop Poll. The main criteria held into account are the performances on the pitch and their love for the team.
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1 Alex Querter never received the award because of his move to city rivals Club Brugge that same season. The organisers of the award found that Querters choice didn't match the criterium love for the team.
[edit] Managers
[edit] History
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[edit] Chairmen
[edit] History
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[edit] Honours
- Belgian First Division:
- Winners (3): 1910-11, 1926-27, 1929-1930
- Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (4): 1937-38, 1970-71, 1978-79, 2002-03
- Runners-up (1): 1960-61
- Belgian Cup:
- Winners (2): 1926-27, 1984-85
- Runners-up (3): 1912-13, 1985-86, 1995-96
- Belgian Supercup:
- Runners-up (2): 1984-85, 1995-96
[edit] European record
| Competition | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
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| Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against.
[edit] Famous supporters
- Francesca Vanthielen (actress, TV host)
- Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (former politician, writer)
- Luc Van Lierde (triathlete)
- Raymond van het Groenewoud (singer-songwriter)
- Kathy Pauwels (anchorwoman, TV host)
- Marec (cartoonist)
- Phaedra Hoste (model)
- Geert Hoste (stand-up comedian)
- Bart Herman (singer-songwriter)
- Filip Dewinter (politician)
- Jessie De Caluwé (TV host)
- Thomas Buffel (football player)
[edit] External links
- Official website (English)/(French)/(Dutch)
- UEFA page (English)
- Ultras Bryggja '05 (Dutch)
- Cerclemuseum.be: Cercle Brugge fan site with individual player data (Dutch)
- Cercle Brugge XtraTime Fanpage (English)
[edit] Further reading
- Roland Podevijn, Cercle Brugge 1899-1989, K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989
